Interview: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Affect On Our Personal-Space Boundary NormsMay 6, 2021 | Randol WhiteFace-to-face meetings are creeping back into our daily lives after more than a year of social-distancing. But how comfortable will you be with this shift back to in-person social interaction? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Pediatricians Weigh In On What's Safe And Not Safe For Unvaccinated ChildrenMay 1, 2021NPR's Audie Cornish talks with pediatricians Nia Heard-Garris of Northwestern University and Jose Romero, Arkansas secretary of health, about what's safe and not safe to do with unvaccinated children.
Health CareButte County Considers Expanding COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility To All Residents 16 Years And OlderMarch 24, 2021Butte County is taking considerable effort to fill vaccination clinics because of declining demand for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Asian and Pacific Islander Groups Respond To Health Director’s Racial SlurNovember 23, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanCommunity organizers with a Sacramento-area network of Asian and Pacific Islander residents have submitted a list of demands for how the county can move forward in addressing health disparities and racism as a public health crisis. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareHigh Rates of COVID Among Pacific Islanders Spur Community SolutionsNovember 18, 2020 | Pauline Bartolone | Emily ZentnerPacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians have the highest rates of COVID-19 in Sacramento County and statewide. But members of the community are stepping up to bring those infections down. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentNewsom Signs Bill Expanding Tax Credits to Undocumented WorkersSeptember 18, 2020A law signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom will extend tax breaks aimed at helping low-income individuals and families to undocumented immigrants.